This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment David and List, I have never seen it, but I have been told that Stuart pianos from the = Land Down Under also have this agraffe set-up on their bridges or = something like that. I also wouldn't mind seeing a picture of it, but my = understanding is that the agraffes are of the type that are split down = the midddle and look (from above) as a big screw head (flat = screwdriver), with one of the sides lower than the other and with holes = for the strings drilled at the base of the taller side. I've often seen = such agraffes on various pianos. I wonder if this is what Stuart pianos = have on their bridges. As far as the ripple effect is concerned (just think of the wonderful = implications on sound propagation down the soundboard, ha ha ), I think = that could be solved by setting the agraffes on the bridge pointing, = alternately, towards the front or the back of the instrument. This, as I = see it, and I may be wrong, would:=20 a: reduce downbearing to symbolic proportions (not THAT good a = thing),=20 b: assure good contact of the strings with the bridge (VERY good = thing), c: eliminate soundboard ripple-related angst (DEBATABLE ...) The major hitch here (no pun intended), is that it would subject the = bridge to strain that could easily lead it to convulsions. Possible = solution: 3-inch wide bridges fitted with titanium reinforcement braces = ... ??? Aw well, maybe not ... Jean-Jacques Granas =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/37/47/f8/56/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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